Art & Architecture
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Motherhood and Meaning in Medieval Sculpture [Hardback]
Marian Bleeke (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781783272501
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Not yet published - available for pre-order
What can medieval sculptural representations of women tell us about medieval women's experiences of motherhood? Presumably the work of male sculptors, working for clerical patrons, these sculptures are unlikely to have been shaped by women's mater... .... Learn More -
Art and Nature in the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Nicole R. Myers (Editor)
£27.50ISBN: 9780300227055
Published by : Yale University Press
This splendidly illustrated book explores the universal and multifaceted theme of nature as manifested in Western European art of the Middle Ages. Fascinating essays consider the concept in the context of medieval philosophy, theology, and poetry.... .... Learn More -
Lordship and Faith:: The English Gentry and the Parish Church in the Middle Ages [Hardback]
Nigel Saul (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780198706199
Published by : Oxford University Press
Lordship and Faith takes as its subject the many hundreds of parish churches built in England in the Middle Ages by the gentry, the knights and esquires, and the lords of country manors. Nigel Saul uses lordly engagement with the parish church as ... .... Learn More -
Studies in Late Medieval Illumination and Art [Hardback]
Robert G. Calkins (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597407
Published by : Pindar Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
This volume brings together eighteen of his papers, concentrating on late medieval manuscript illumination. The first section has seven studies examining the process of compiling an illuminated manuscript, as revealed by indicatio... .... Learn More -
Stone Carving of the Hospitaller Period in Rhodes: Displaced Pieces and Fragments [Paperback]
Anna-Maria Kasdagli (Author)
Regular Price: £35.00
Special Price: £28.00
ISBN: 9781784914783
Published by : Archaeopress
The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. Most of them are cut in local stone or reused antique marble and belong to three broad groups:... .... Learn More -
English Medieval Embroidery: Opus Anglicanum [Hardback]
M. A. Michael (Editor); Glyn Davies (Editor); Clare Browne (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780300222005
Published by : Yale University Press
In medieval Europe, embroidered textiles were indispensable symbols of wealth and power. Owing to their quality, complexity, and magnificence, English embroideries enjoyed international demand and can be traced in Continental sources as opus angli... .... Learn More -
A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe [Hardback]
Martina Bagnoli (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9780300222951
Published by : Yale University Press
The late medieval world was marked by a culture of refinement and sophistication. The period's media of choice-paintings, manuscripts, prints, tapestries, embroideries, ivory sculpture, metalwork, and enamels-speak volumes about the pleasures of s... .... Learn More -
How to Read Medieval Art [Paperback]
Wendy A. Stein (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9781588395979
Published by : Yale University Press
An enlightening, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating European art from the Middle Ages How to Read Medieval Art introduces the art of the European Middle Ages through 50 notable examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection, wh... .... Learn More -
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College [Hardback]
David T. Gura (Author)
£160.00ISBN: 9780268100605
Published by : University of Notre Dame Press
David T. Gura's innovative catalogue describes the 288 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts held by the University of Notre Dame (Hesburgh Library and Snite Museum of Art) and Saint Mary's College. Bound manuscripts, leaves, and fragments, which s... .... Learn More -
Art and Optics in the Hereford Map: An English Mappa Mundi c. 1300 [Hardback]
Marcia Kupfer (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9780300220339
Published by : Yale University Press
A single, monumental mappa mundi (world map), made around 1300 for Hereford Cathedral, survives intact from the Middle Ages. As Marcia Kupfer reveals in her arresting new study, this celebrated testament to medieval learning has long been profound... .... Learn More
